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Introduction


Soren Kierkegaard (b. 1813, d. 1855) was a writer in the Danish "golden age" of intellect and artistic activity. His works have crossed the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, literary criticism, devotional literature, and fiction. He had an uneventful life with little travel, attending theatre, and talking with random ordianary people on the streets of Copenhagen. Known as the "father of existentialism", Kierkegaard